beaCh fetisH
I’m a beach aficionado, well, white beach to be exact ;D I love seeing superb beaches with pristine spot, fine white sand, crystal-clear-bluegreen-colored water, anD ofcOws, fuN cRowd (fOr nytLyf gimmick!)
I don’t cOnsideR myself aN expert tRaveLEr but it tRuly gives me sO muCh pLeasuRe beinG iN aMazinG pLaces tHat it started tO be a cHalLenGe fOr me tO set foot oN new aNd different paRaisOs bebe , sOoo supportive 
.. fOr expeRience, discovery, aDventuRe aNd mOSt importantly, fOr picHuRes!!! ;D gOod tHinG my fweNds aRe aLwayS willing tO hitch oN my tHriLLs eSpeciaLLy my
sO, heRe aRe sOme Of tHe best beacHes heRe in tHe
pHiLippiNes tHat I’ve visited aLreaDy..
*pueRtO gaLeRa – Of oL wHite beacHes tHat is pOpuLar, pRto gaLera is tHe mOst accessible fRom manila, tHat’s maybe wHy tHis is aLso tHe faVe Of mOst teeNeRs, tHey caN easily get into tHis pLace.. pLus numerOus of cut-rate lodging! witH sucH pOcket beaCh, tHe pLace aLways seems sO crammed full.. nytLyf heRe is sO zestful because Of yOutHfuL cRowd.. aNd sHoppinG is easy with reasOnabLe pRices.. but, curiously, Of oL named wHite beaCHes I’ve been, pueRtO gaLera’s sand isN’t so wHite aSia tHat tOurists cLaim tHIs aS sNorkeLIng aNd tOp divinG destiNatiOn.. 
yupipi, me aNd my cOus kiNda disappointed aBt tHat.. tHo’ lateR oN I reaLize, tHat is nOt wHat tHis beaCh is really kNown fOr, itS arEa haS sOme Of tHe mOst diveRse cOraL reef iN
I went to wHite beaCH puertO gaLera oN summer Of 2005, first witH my ofcmatEs, tHen with my cOusins.. it was fuN 
*bOracay – nOw tHis iS a dReam came tRue baby!!! weHehhe uR oNce yOu lay
feet on tHe powdery wHite sand of tHis paradise, u’LL fOrget just aBt everything.. I went tO bOracay twice Last summer Of 2006, aNd I sweaR, I riLy caN’t get eNuf Of it.. i waS totally beaCh stRuck!.. Love at fiRst siGht! nOw, I’M misHinG it sOoo much it hurts ;’( *emote*
hehehe.. weL, seriously, eveRybOdy will LoVe tHis pLace, wHo wuDn’t?! it haS eVerytHinG u need iN a vaCatiOn.. tHere’s tHe peRfect wHite sand, gOrgeoUs beaCh, fabulous hOteLs aNd LodGinG hOuses, tHe pipOL (LoCals, ceLebRities, baNds aNd kOreaNS (^_^)v wHo by tHe way, were oL over tHe pLace..), tHe parties, aNd d*mall .. yeaH baby! yOu gOt it ryt, bOra made it pOsSibLe tO pLace a maLL at beachfront.. sHop!sHop!sHop! till u dRop.. 
oH weL, uLL dRop aLryt bCoz oF tHe pRices! nyeehehHe! ;P
*paLawaN – april 2007, we went to coron island, palawan!! OMG! Such majestic pLace! I have never seen suCh serene, amazing splendour of LimestOne fOrmations iN my wHoLe Life (sO faR :P) ..oRiginaLLy, ouR Plan is tO go tO pRto pRincesa via aiR phiLs, which by tHat time was on discounted rate.. but then, someone tOLd uS tHat cOron has mOre enticinG pLaces, so we tRied!! oH gOd must have speNt a LittLe mOre time bLesSinG tHIs pLace, bCoz its beautiful!! heheh.. I rMmbeR tHe wOrds tHat we kept muttering oN each pLace tHat we went at cOron, full Of oOOhhs.. wOws.. niCe.. dBest! aNd OMGs!!! 
dOn’t just take my wOrds fOr it.. uD better see it fOr yOurseLf.. we cLimbed tHe
mt. tapias oN r fRst day ..aNd will never tRy again cOz itS very exhausting.. but view fRom d tOp to tHe wHolE island truly paid off J aNd tHen, at tHat same day, we went tO maQuinit hOt spring, its very peaceful aNd relaxing ..tHo’ it bummed uS out a LittLe cOz itS kiNda hOt day fOr hOt spring, so, nObody wanted tO dip much.. we went cOz itS pOpuLar oN tHe menu ;D tHen, nX day we invaded tHe
cayaNgan Lake , aNd tHE famOus, bLue LagoOn.. weR u caN’t hOnestly get enuf piCtures! ..sOooo fabuLous tHat itS tOo good fOr a pOstcaRd aLso, tHe wHite beacHes >> cyc aNd banoL ..bOth have puRe wHite saNd Like bOra’s aNd tHe sea water, OMG!! perfect.. cLear bLue-gReEn colored water! just like hOw I want it!
*bOhoL – tHe faRthest pLace iV been up to now.. wel, Like paLawaN, boHoL haS uR table wHiLe u R eating.. 
aLso tOns tO offer to itS tOurists..aSide fRom tHe gorgeous beaChes tHey have, u sHaLL tRy tHe field tRip tO tHeir faMous sites. cOnsideR oN yOur itinerary tHe baclayOn cHurcH, one of the oLdest heRe in tHe pHiLs, it haS a sMaLL museum full Of oLd cHurcH reLics.. aNd tHen have yOur LuncH oN tHe fabulous LoBoc river.. u wiLL dine in a LarGe wOodeN pLatfOrm pLaced over twO banka-huLLs, it’s a buffet wiD a baNd tHat pLays mOstLy pOpuLar jazz aNd bLues style muSic.. as tHe bOat takeS Off, uLL definitely enjoy tHe LusH gReeN 
LaNdscape sLowLy sLidiNg aLonG
oH, itS very rOmantic fOR couples tO tRY cOz, yOu cud actually rent oNe restO exclusively fOr uRseLf if u have tHe cash ..tHen OfcOws, u wOuLdn’t Live bOhOL without seeing tHe wOrLd faMous cHocoLate hills aNd taRsiers!!
..as fOr tHe beacHes, gO tO panGLao iSLand, u caN tRY tHe aLOna beaCh wHich is tHe mini bOracay of bOhOL but if yOu pRefer a pLace u can tOtaLLy reLax ..LeSs cRowd, LesS nOise ..march tO paNGLao iSLand natuRe’s beaCh resort oR bOhOL beaCh cLub! ..cOZ oL tHeir reStos aNd bars aRe until 10pm oNLy! wHiLe fOr yOur island hOppinG, u sHouLdn’t miss tHe dOLphin aNd wHale watching at tHeir owN 
habitat in paMiLacan, tHen gO tO tHe baLicasag iSLand fOr sNorkeLinG aNd diving, OMG!! tHE fishes aNd cOraLs aRe oL over tHis pLace!! Super duper pLenty!! aLso, if its Low tide, u caN drop by at tHe well kNown, virgin island ..just fOr picHure taking aNd stuff!! ;D
bOhOL aLso haS sO many sOuvenir sHops wiD many cHoices Of pasaLubOngs tHat wOnt hurt
uR pOcket
I’ve been to
Bohol twice already, first with my ofishmates on summer of 2007 and the most recent was with my friends and bebe, last april 11, 2008. It was a CEBU –
BOHOL trip. We toOk a flight to
Cebu on tHe first day of our escapade where we went for a city tour. upon arrival, we went tO see tHe lapu-lapu sHrine tHen have ouR LunCh at tHe SUTIKIL – it stands for sugbu.tiNola.kilawin. aCtually its like dampa here in manila. yOu need tO buy fResh seafoods at the wet market tHen ask a restO tHere tO cOok tHem fOr you.. saRap!!! iLove seafood sOoo much J next stop is tHe pLantatiOn bay, its an amazing pRivate resort but we didN’t stay tHere.. hehehe! itS tOo expensive fOr us! Nyahaha!!! other pLaces tHat we visited were tHe taOist temple, magellan’s cRoss, basilica
del stO.niño, fOrt san pedro and their shopping pLaces fOr pasalubOng – sHamrOck aNd d market fOr dried danggit aNd pusits!!! tHe best tHinG aBout ceBu is tHeir LecHon!!! oHmy!!! yuMmmmmy! I dOn’t actually eNjOy eating lecHon but tHis place caN cater tHe best leacHon baboy tHere is ..yOu coUldn’t say nO!!!
We had ouR dinner at tHe mOst famous restO I tHink tHat serves this delicious dish ..C.N.T!!! yUm! Yum! Yum!!! fRom tHere, we tOok a ferry ride fOr an hOur aNd a half gOinG tO taGbilaraN, bOhol. We stayed at alona beach, pa
Nglao aNd did aLmOst tHe same itinerary as I did with my ofishmates ..oNLy tHis time, we aLso went tO maGasO falls!!! gReat! Great! Great!! itS just a smaLL water falls. We swam at tHis pLace very early mOrninG wHile tHe water is stiLL very cOoL aNd its sOooo refreshing!! iLove it! We had sOoo much fun! ;D Then, from taGbilaran, we flew back to manila via cebu pacific again.
It’s truly fun to tRavel.. oUr next stop:
tHaiLaNd !!!
